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100
Established in August 2002, this public high school’s teams are nicknamed the Grizzlies.
What is Los Osos High School?
100
Rancho Cucamonga lies at the foothills of this mountain range.
What are the San Gabriel Mountains?
100
Besides JCPenney's, Victoria Gardens Mall has another flagship department store that is the largest in retail sales in the United States.
What is Macy's?
100
This popular short 1.6 mile hike is characterized by a stream that merges, funnels, and culminates into a 12 ft. water drop, where hikers take their rest.
What is Etiwanda Falls?
100
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes farms for the LA Dodgers. They have two mascots. Tremor is the oldest, name the younger mascot.
Who is Aftershock?
200
Rancho Cucamonga High School is part of this public school district.
What is the Chaffey Joint Union High School District?
200
This mountain has one of the highest peaks closest to us, with a summit elevation of 8,862 feet.
What is Cucamonga Peak?
200
This movie theater multiplex chain at the mall offers stadium-style seating. State it’s full name including the number of screens.
What is the AMC Victoria Gardens 12?
200
This current community walkway and bicycle path was once used as a railroad system for transporting Oranges and other produce to Los Angeles for transnational trade.
What is the Pacific Electric Trail?
200
Set in RC, but actually shot in Santa Clarita & Monrovia in the TMZ radius to control production costs, Next Friday (2000) stared a local former NWA rapper.
Who is Ice Cube?
300
Founded in 1963, Alta Loma High School’s teams were once called the Braves. In 2025 they now have a new Mascot.
What are the Lions?
300
This city's native name derives from the Tongva tribe (Gabrielino Indians) word meaning “sandy place.”
What is Kukamonga?
300
The Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in back of the mall links the Celebration Hall, the Paul A. Biane Library, and what professional theater under one roof.
What is the Lewis Family Playhouse?
300
This statue represents the South West quadrant of Central Park with a nickname that rhymes.
What is The Bark?
300
Business leader Richard Montañez made his start as a janitor at the Rancho Cucamonga Frito-Lay and is credited for inventing one of their most popular variety of snacks.
What are Flamin' Hot Cheetos?
400
Before Rancho Cucamonga was incorporated in 1977, it was comprised of three unincorporated cities. Alta Loma High School & Rancho Cucamonga High School were named for two of them. Name the third namesake school.
What is Etiwanda High School?
400
Under normal traffic, we are 1 hour from Los Angeles, 1½ hours from the beach, 40 minutes to Disneyland, 25 minutes to Mt. Baldy, Almost 2 hours to Joshua Tree Park, and 3½ hours away from what popular tourist destination not in California.
What is Las Vegas?
400
The mall has 4 streets that run north & south: Eden Ave, Kew Ave, Monet Ave, and Monticello Ave. Name the other 2 running east & west.
What are North Main St & South Main St?
400
Out of the 31 parks in Rancho Cucamonga this is the only one that has a man-made lake with ducks, geese, turtles, and small fish.
What is Red Hill Park?
400
Comedian Jack Benny's running gag in the 1950s put our city on the map. He has two statues dedicated to him in RC. Name at least one of those locations.
What is The Lewis Family Playhouse or Quake Stadium?
500
US News and World Report ranked schools in our district based on graduation rate, college readiness, and enrollment numbers (9-12). LOHS was #1, RCHS #2, and EHS was #3. Name the #4 ranked high school not in Rancho Cucamonga.
What is Montclair High School?
500
This Canadian purchased 8,000 acres of Rancho Cucamonga land, established an irrigation colony named Ontario, and has an institution of higher learning named after him.
What is Chaffey College?
500
Traditionally held on the second Saturday of November, this cavalcade of community groups used to march through the streets of the mall, but now traverses Jack Benny Dr to Day Creek Blvd. Name this annual event.
What is the Founder's Day Parade?
500
Residents have reported seeing these animals in neighborhoods, parks, and even near shopping centers in search of sustenance.
What are coyotes?
500
- Deep roots
- Old vines
- Where the warm wind blows
- And the sun shines
The lyrics of the song Livin' Rancho Cucamonga refers to an agricultural industry where this area boasted of over 20,000 acres of vineyards.
What is the wine industry?